Art of Procurement

How to Buy a Gorilla? The good news is that it is a figurative question rather than a literal one! In fact, it is the title of the book written by today's guest, David Meikle. David has a deep backgr...

10 Sep 20181h 23min

Today's guest is Oliver Gall, the Head of Global Sourcing at S&P Global. Oliver has responsibility for the strategic vision, operational planning and the execution of Procurement strategy and he leads...

3 Sep 201847min

How do you create a podcast? What is the production process? How do you select guests? How do I get on the show? What is the "business" of Art of Procurement and what are your revenue streams? These a...

27 Aug 201828min

What can we do to protect ourselves against tariffs, and what options do we have when tariffs are levied on the products or materials that I buy? These are two questions that I have received regularly...

20 Aug 201836min

Today I welcome onto the show Ted Olshefski. Ted is responsible for Direct Procurement at Panasonic North America. I've come to know Ted well over the past 18 months or so, and I'm delighted to final...

13 Aug 201827min

Gordon Donovan is one of the leading thinkers in procurement on the topic of skill and behavior development, and I'm also honored to call him a good friend! In today's podcast, we continue our recent...

6 Aug 201852min

The deal is done, the contract signed, and the supplier starts supplying. Then the invoices roll in. But how much time do we invest in making sure that the supplier is invoicing the right amount? In a...

30 Juli 201854min

I'm joined on the pod this week by Odelle (Brown) Bell, Managing Director of 8 Consulting. Odelle is well known within procurement across Australia and New Zealand, having previously owned and led th...

23 Juli 201859min